A soft, thin piece of paper used for wiping your nose, face, or hands. In biology, it also means a group of similar cells in the body that work together to do a certain job.
From Old French 'tissue' meaning 'ribbon, woven cloth,' from Latin 'texere' (to weave). The biological sense comes from seeing cells as 'woven' together into structures. The paper product kept the idea of a delicate, thin fabric.
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